Annotate the given article & what are things you notice about the article? She blazed a trail followed by Lil' Kim, Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah - althoughShante didn't share their success.After two albums, Shante said, she was disillusioned by the sleazy music industry andswindled by her record company. The teen mother, living in the Queensbridge Houses,recalled how her life was shattered."Everybody was cheating with the contracts, stealing and telling lies," she said. "And tofind out that I was just a commodity was heartbreaking."But Shante, then 19, remembered a clause in her Warner Music recording contract: Thecompany would fund her education for life.She eventually cashed in, earning a Ph.D. in psychology from Cornell to the tune of$217,000 - all covered by the label. But getting Warner Music to cough up the doughwas a battle."They kept stumbling over their words, and they didn't have an exact reason why theywere telling me no," Shante said.She figured Warner considered the clause a throwaway, never believing a teen mom inpublic housing would attend college. The company declined to comment for this story.Shante found an arm-twisting ally in Marguerita Grecco, the dean at MarymountManhattan College. Shante showed her the contract, and the dean let her attendclasses for free while pursuing the money."I told Dean Grecco that either I'm going to go here or go to the streets, so I need yourhelp," Shante recalls. "She said, "We're going to make them pay for this."Grecco submitted and resubmitted the bills to the label, which finally agreed to honorthe contract when Shante threatened to go public with the story.Shante earned her doctorate in 2001, and launched an unconventional therapy practiceocusing on urban African-Americans - a group traditionally reluctant to seek mentalhealth help."People put such a taboo on therapy, they feel it means they're going crazy," sheexplained. "No, it doesn't. It just means you need someone else to talk to."Shante often incorporates hip-hop music into her sessions, encouraging her clients tounleash their inner MC and shout out exactly what's on their mind."They can't really let loose and enjoy life," she said. "So I just let them unlock thosedoors."Shante, 38, is also active in the community. She offers $5,000 college scholarshipseach semester to female rappers through the nonprofit Hip Hop Association.york/queens/rapper-behind-roxanrner-music-pay-ph- Rapper behind 'Roxanne's Revenge'gets Warner Music to pay for Ph.DBY WALTER DAWKINS / SPECIAL TO THE NEWSFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009, 12:34 AMRoxanne's revenge was sweet indeed.Twenty-five years after the firstqueen of hip-hop was stiffed on herroyalty checks, Dr. RoxanneShante boasts an Ivy LeaguePh.D. - financed by a forgottenclause in her first record deal."This is a story that needs to betold," Shante said. "I'm an examplethat you can be a teenage mom,come from the projects, and beraised by a single parent, and youcan still come out of it a doctor."Welcome to...QUEENSBRIDGEBUTH HOUSEHOUSTRoxanne Shante was a young rap star. When the musicstopped, she didn't miss a beat.Her prognosis wasn't as bright inthe years after the '80s icon scoreda smash hit at age 14: "Roxanne'sRevenge," a razor-tongued response to rap group UTFO's mega-hit "Roxanne,Roxanne."article-1.397495#ixzz2LSloTZtXThe 1984 single sold 250,000 copies in New York City alone, making Shante (bornLolita Gooden) hip hop's first female celebrity.http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/rapper-behinvarner-music-pay-ph-

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Annotate the given article & what are things you notice about the article? She blazed a trail followed by Lil' Kim, Salt-N-Pepa and Queen Latifah - althoughShante didn't share their success.After two albums, Shante said, she was disillusioned by the sleazy music industry andswindled by her record company. The teen mother, living in the Queensbridge Houses,recalled how her life was shattered.&#34;Everybody was cheating with the contracts, stealing and telling lies,&#34; she said. &#34;And tofind out that I was just a commodity was heartbreaking.&#34;But Shante, then 19, remembered a clause in her Warner Music recording contract: Thecompany would fund her education for life.She eventually cashed in, earning a Ph.D. in psychology from Cornell to the tune of$217,000 - all covered by the label. But getting Warner Music to cough up the doughwas a battle.&#34;They kept stumbling over their words, and they didn't have an exact reason why theywere telling me no,&#34; Shante said.She figured Warner considered the clause a throwaway, never believing a teen mom inpublic housing would attend college. The company declined to comment for this story.Shante found an arm-twisting ally in Marguerita Grecco, the dean at MarymountManhattan College. Shante showed her the contract, and the dean let her attendclasses for free while pursuing the money.&#34;I told Dean Grecco that either I'm going to go here or go to the streets, so I need yourhelp,&#34; Shante recalls. &#34;She said, &#34;We're going to make them pay for this.&#34;Grecco submitted and resubmitted the bills to the label, which finally agreed to honorthe contract when Shante threatened to go public with the story.Shante earned her doctorate in 2001, and launched an unconventional therapy practiceocusing on urban African-Americans - a group traditionally reluctant to seek mentalhealth help.&#34;People put such a taboo on therapy, they feel it means they're going crazy,&#34; sheexplained. &#34;No, it doesn't. It just means you need someone else to talk to.&#34;Shante often incorporates hip-hop music into her sessions, encouraging her clients tounleash their inner MC and shout out exactly what's on their mind.&#34;They can't really let loose and enjoy life,&#34; she said. &#34;So I just let them unlock thosedoors.&#34;Shante, 38, is also active in the community. She offers $5,000 college scholarshipseach semester to female rappers through the nonprofit Hip Hop Association.york/queens/rapper-behind-roxanrner-music-pay-ph- Rapper behind 'Roxanne's Revenge'gets Warner Music to pay for Ph.DBY WALTER DAWKINS / SPECIAL TO THE NEWSFRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2009, 12:34 AMRoxanne's revenge was sweet indeed.Twenty-five years after the firstqueen of hip-hop was stiffed on herroyalty checks, Dr. RoxanneShante boasts an Ivy LeaguePh.D. - financed by a forgottenclause in her first record deal.&#34;This is a story that needs to betold,&#34; Shante said. &#34;I'm an examplethat you can be a teenage mom,come from the projects, and beraised by a single parent, and youcan still come out of it a doctor.&#34;Welcome to...QUEENSBRIDGEBUTH HOUSEHOUSTRoxanne Shante was a young rap star. When the musicstopped, she didn't miss a beat.Her prognosis wasn't as bright inthe years after the '80s icon scoreda smash hit at age 14: &#34;Roxanne'sRevenge,&#34; a razor-tongued response to rap group UTFO's mega-hit &#34;Roxanne,Roxanne.&#34;article-1.397495#ixzz2LSloTZtXThe 1984 single sold 250,000 copies in New York City alone, making Shante (bornLolita Gooden) hip hop's first female celebrity.http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/queens/rapper-behinvarner-music-pay-ph-

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Roxanne Shante, a pioneer in hip-hop, was cheated out of royalties by her record label. She,…